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From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 20 January 1780

To Colonel Moses Hazen

Head Quarters Morris Town 20th Jany 1780

Sir

Major Van Stein has permission to pass to Staten Island.1 Colo. Magaw who is returning to New York will take advantage of the same Flag.2 Be pleased to give orders to the Officer commanding at Elizabeth town to suffer all letters indorsed officially with the names of the Commy General of prisoners or his Asst Mr Skinner to be sent over to Staten Island without waiting for a particular order from Head Quarters.3 I am &.

Df, in Tench Tilghman’s writing, DLC:GW; Varick transcript, DLC:GW.

1. GW is replying to Hazen’s letter of 19 January.

2. See GW to Henry Clinton, 19 January.

3. John Beatty had requested that GW give these orders (see Beatty to GW, 8 Jan.).

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    From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 20 January 1780
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    Hazen, Moses
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    20 January 1780

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    “From George Washington to Colonel Moses Hazen, 20 January 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-24-02-0160. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 24, 1 January–9 March 1780, ed. Benjamin L. Huggins. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016, pp. 192–193.]

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